Wool Block #3

Block three is finished. The bird came from a quilting design book (Continuous Line Quilting Designs), and I added all the details with wool and embroidery. I have not yet decided what block 4 will look like, although I am already thinking about sashing and borders.

I try different embroidery stitches on each block to add interest, dimension, color, and texture. I will probably turn this quilt into a pattern...

Here are some close ups:

My design process varies: for this wall hanging I am creating as I go along, one block at a time, with a general theme in mind, nothing else. Other times, I design a quilt in its entirety either on grid paper or using the computer.

For landscape quilts there is never a plan - I start with a background fabric, an idea of what I would like to feature on the quilt, and that is it. Landscape quilts may take days to take shape. But I digress...

I have been staying up late doing the embroidery on these blocks. Connie, one of my friends from the Wednesday quilt group, likes to say "Give me needle and thread and I will do someone's jail time!" I know exactly what she means...